Ironing-board.



A. D. WILLIAMS.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24. 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

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IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

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KING-BOARD.

Patented May 31, 191d.

Application filed June 24, 1909. Serial No. 504,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUSTIN D. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roseville, in the county of Placer and State of California,have invented a new and useful Ironing-Board; and I do, hereby declarethe following to be a full,c1ear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention belongs to the artof household paraphernalia, and itpertains particularly to such articles as ironing boards, tables orsimilar articles, but the novel structure that is to be, hereinafterclearly set forth, is designed expressly for use upon ironing boards.

The invention has for its main object to provide an ironing board, whichmay be thrown easily and quickly out of position after using,anddisposed or held within a recess of the wainscoting, the lower faceof the ironing boards support is decorated or designed so as to conformto the configuration of the wainscoting, while one face of the ironingboard is similarly constructed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means, for holding theironing board and support securely adjacent the Wainscoting, after thesame is thrown out of use.

The features and elements and the arrangement thereof, for accomplishingthe objects of this device or apparatus, may be changed and varied, thatis to say, in an actual reduction to practice, the understanding,however, is that the changes and variations arising from said reductionto practice are comprehended by the appended claims.

To obtain a full and correct understanding of the details ofconstruction, combinations of features, elements and' advantages,reference is to be had to the hereinafter set forth description and theaccompanying drawings in connection therewith, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board supportedhorizontally from the wall of a room. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe device thrown out of use and disposed within a recess of thewainscoting of a room. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail perspective view ofthe ironing board detached from the wainscoting. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview.

showing the means for holding the ironing board within the recess of thewainscoting. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing how the end of theironing board is supported within the recess of the wainscoting. Fig. 6is a detail view. of the connection between the ironing board and itsangularly disposed support.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the wainscoting of a room, whichis pro vided with a recess 2, adapted for the re 'ception of the ironingboard 3-and the angularly disposed support 4. The lower end 5 of theangularly disposed support is hinged to the flooring 6 of the room bymeans of the hinges 7 while the upper end of the support is bifurcated,as shown at 9*, and the projections 9 formed by the said blfurcationhave thumb-screws or other threaded members 10 extending therethrough,which are designed to engage the depressions 11 of the grooves or guides11, as shown clearly in Figs. 1, 3 and6. The blfurcation of theangularly disposed support is desi ed to receive the restricted portion11 oi the ironing board, as shown clearly in the drawings. This support,as shown, is trough-shaped, so as to entirely receive the restrictedportion 11 of the iron ing board, especially when the ironing board isclosed within the recess 2 of the wainscoting. By the provision of theprojections 9 and the thumb-screws 10 (which oooperate with the saiddepressions 11*) the 7 said. angularly disposed support may be adustedand held in various positions, as will be clearly evident.

The: outer free end 12 of the ironing board, is provided with anextension member 13, which has a sliding action with relation to theironing board. This extension member is employed, when it is desired toiron sleeves of garments and other small articles.

'The end 1% of the ironing board is provided with a pair of casings 15.Mounted within the casings are bolts 16 having restricted shank portions17, which extend through'apertures 18 of the ends of the casings, andare provided with eyes 19. Connected to the eyes 19.are flexible wiresor cables 20, which extend through an aperture 21 of the ironing board,and are connected to a button or ring 22 by the manipulation. of whichthe bolts may be withdrawn from the recesses 23 of the wainscoting, thatis to say, when it is desired to adjust the ironing board and itsangularly disposed support to various positions. While the bolts 16 areheld out of engagement with the recesses 23, the ironing board and itsangu; larly disposed support may be thrown out of position and heldwithin the recess of the wainscoting after using the same, b the weights24. Connected to one 0 the weights is a cable or flexible wire 25 whichis adapted to travel over a pulley 26 and connected. to the support, asshown at 27.

The other weight 24 has connected to it acable 29, one end of which isconnected to the ironingboard, by means of eyes 30. This cable 29travels over a pulley 32 secured to the back of the recess 2. of thewainscoting.

It is clearly evident that this structure, which in the presentinstance, is adapted mainly for use in connection with ironing boards,but it is clearly apparent that the same structure may be suitable foruse in connection with kitchen or drawing tables or other similararticles, whereby it is desired to throw the same out of use.

Having thus fully described the invention what is claimed as new anduseful is 1. An ironing board mounted at its inner end for verticalmovement, an angularly disposed support therefor hingedly connected tothe floor of a room and having its upper portion bifurcated to formprojections, said ironin board having a restricted portion upon itslower surface adapted to receive the bifurcated portion of the support,said restricted portion having grooves or guides,

andsaid projections having means to extend into said grooves or guides.

2. An ironing board mounted at its inner end for vertical movement,anangularly disposed trough-shaped support therefor having its upperportion bifurcated to form projections, said ironing board having a re-.stricted portion upon its lower surface provided with grooves orguideways having depressions, and said projections-of the support havingmeans to extend into the grooves or guideways and adapted to engage saiddepressions.

3. An ironing board mounted at its inner end for vertical movement, anangularly disposed support having at its lower end hingedly connected tothe floor of the room, gravity actuated means for holding the ironingboard and support in collapsed posiextend into the grooves or guidewaysandadapted to engage said depressions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in-thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. Y

. USTIN D. WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

WM. SAW'I'ELL,

I E. Cam. SAWTELL.

